About NCH

The National Coalition for the Homeless is a national network of people who are currently experiencing or who have experienced homelessness, activists and advocates, community-based and faith-based service providers, and others committed to a single mission. That mission, our common bond, is to end homelessness. We are committed to creating the systemic and attitudinal changes necessary to prevent and end homelessness. At the same time, we work to meet the immediate needs of people who are currently experiencing homelessness or who are at risk of doing so. We take as our first principle of practice that people who are currently experiencing homelessness or have formerly experienced homelessness must be actively involved in all of our work. Toward this end, the National Coalition for the Homeless (NCH) engages in public education, policy advocacy, and grassroots organizing. We focus our work in the following 4 areas: housing justice, economic justice, health care justice, and civil rights.

Our History

The roots of NCH begin in 1981 when the founder, Robert Hayes, filed a lawsuit on behalf of a man experiencing homelessness in New York City. The lawsuit was settled out of court, and people experiencing homelessness won the right to shelter in New York City. The Coalition for the Homeless in New York City formed as one of the early community-based coalitions. With the development of other local and statewide homeless coalitions, the National Coalition for the Homeless was formed in 1982 and incorporated in 1984, and was recognized as a tax-exempt, not for profit organization under the 501(c) (3) internal revenue code in 1988.

Our Board

NCH’s 32-member board is diverse ethnically and geographically. Members include service providers, academics, and organizers; at least one quarter of the board are homeless/formerly homeless men and women; all are advocates.

Our Staff
NCH staff are hard working and passionate advocates for the homeless community.

Finances
NCH receives the majority of its support from individuals, foundations and member organizations. Our 990 can be downloaded/viewed by searching for the National Coalition for the Homeless on Guidestar.org. Full audited information is available upon request.
NCH is a 501 (c)(3) organization. Contributions to NCH are tax exempt to the fullest extent allowed by law. Federal ID# 52-1517415. CFC number 10844.

6 Responses to About NCH

I was driving home… er. to my place where I park and sleep… and thought about what the law enforcement does to “us” when they do what they do to harass us. Whella! I thought of a perfect term for these special Social Darwinists who like to take big chunks of our self-esteem from us just for their personal enjoyment.

The Dignity Vampires

thought you would enjoy using the term now and then.
earlier described as the Bottom-feeder Bullies, which I wrote in a report to the Chief of Police of Clearwater. Mind you a requested report while there had been an incident complaint against me from the worst Ocifer of the Wall when I worked at the city funded shelter here is CW.

Also, you or someone mentioned Governor Scott wanting to do away with our Memorial Day for our Lost Veterans of the Class Wars. The reason he does not want this day to continue, in my humble opinion, is because this might promote some documentation that his policymaking has caused many people to die on the street.

I whole-heartedly agree with your mission and strongly believe that there needs to be more outreach toward educating the public regarding homelessness. If more people were aware, more funds and donations could be made to help those in need.

The project Humanize the Homeless is up and running. The goal of the project is to fight the stigma of homeless and encourage human interaction and kindness. The challenge is to stop ignoring homelessness. Be Kind. Say Hello. Share a Smile.
Please share this project with whoever you can to stop the stigma of homelessness.
Homeless does not mean Inhuman.